The Singapore Free Press, 14 January 1947
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Title Section18 1947-01-14 1 The Singapore Free Press LARGEST AFTERNOON SALE IN MALAYA SINGAPORE, TUESDAY. JANUARY 14, 1947. PRICE 10 CENT« ZVCN18 words
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Article327 1947-01-14 1 $30,000 DAYLIGHT RAID TODAY Free Press Staff Reporter AN the eve of the day by which they are required to vacate their premises at No. Battery Koad, Singapore Messrs. Gian Singh Co. have been robbed of goods valued at (30,000 by a gang of goclown thieves. The loss occurred at327 words
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Article163 1947-01-14 1 WOMEN HURT IN R ANGOON CLASH RANGOON. Monday. THIRTI people, including four women, were seriousiy in«nd many others slightly hurt when Burmese eg dispersed with Kit Hi charges a party of 500 "Red I r mniists who staged a demonstration at the •n^ent Secretariat today. According to uncon report* I—Reuter - 163 words
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Article16 1947-01-14 1 U.S. WHEAT FOR MALAYA :on ll Agriculture Departed UMJOfI flour m corn and i ip >:■_ to16 words
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Article54 1947-01-14 1 BURMA ENVOYS DENOUNCED rj.s :i Som idon :th at, m p I ilartsed to the Government, says from London H •It fa Inconceivable Aung San. Thakin I3a Seln Thakin Mya. who are now r delegates, should have been selected by the Governor of Burma to negotiate with the rnment on54 words
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Article66 1947-01-14 1 PARIS. Mon. THE A:r France spokesman said 1 tonight that the French Air Line had refused Prof. Johan Smertenko, vice-president of the American Commute? for Fro? Pa.estine. a passage to England n Wednesday b?cause of a warning handed to air lines here today by the British66 words
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107 1947-01-14 1 CHAIRMAN OF LEWIS AND PEAT KILLED Free Press Staff Reporter IT was learned by cable m Singapore this morning that Mr Mark Pooles. Chairman of L^w.^ and Peat was killed m the air crash on a farm m Kent on Saturday. The Singapore branch of the London firm will be107 words
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Article71 1947-01-14 1 LONDON lion THE increasing keenness of Indian women to help their country through social welfare work was emphasised by Mis Jean Begg. director of the ywca Welfare s ,-vt< i India and the Far East a: a pres^ i or.ierence m London I d i B j.71 words
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Article210 1947-01-14 1 LONDON. Monday. AS a brigade of Coldstream. Scots, Welsh and Irish Guards took over the distribution of food from London's strike bound markets today, more than 5,000 men m London and 1,000 m the Provinces stopped work m sympathy with the transport drivers whose nine-month210 words
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Article84 1947-01-14 1 WASHINGTON. Man. j MIL WALLACE WIHTF. Re- publican leader from Mane. today summoned reprcsenta- Uvea of the Civil aeroaaatics j Board Ivil tin! tration and executives I of leading IS. airlines bef »re i the Senate. Inter-State and Foreign Commerce C< urn to give evidence m secretReuter - 84 words
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Article133 1947-01-14 1 LONDON, Mon. \>lO Four representation lor the j conference of Deputy Foreign Ministers on the German and j Austrian peace settlements was completed today with the arrival by plane of Fedora Gusev. j Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister and former Ambassador m U.K. Other delegates to the133 words
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Article, Illustration88 1947-01-14 1 CARGO LINER BURNS IN U K When the 15,000-ton cargo ship 'Corinthic' caught fire m her fitting -out basin at ammell- Laird's shipyard at Birkenhead on Januan L so much water was pumped into her that she took a list The >hip was saved. She is Britain's biggest postwar merchant88 words
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Article13 1947-01-14 1 10 HELD IN CAR BOMB OUTRAGE JEKUBALI j j Reuter U.P. A.P. XFCVMB,Reuter; U.P.; A.P. - 13 words
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Article24 1947-01-14 1 aid th Poreii n i <•'• 8 m I. yesterday, says Li\ that Britain may r ment resulting irom neat Sun*» •elect ions'.24 words
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Advertisement14 1947-01-14 1 Aim c SILYIRWARE •;r:sh Mike I!. H~:h'DRY m r 1 '•'if id Koad. S14 words
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NEWS PAGE
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429 1947-01-14 3 ASCISTS ARE ACTIVE AGAIN IN ITALY ROME (By air mail). INCREASING neo- Fascist activity throughout Italy is cau--1 sing the police considerable anxiety. What is worrying them most, according to Carmine Bottino, chief of Rcm.es political police, is the apparent support, both financial and moral, which this activity receives fromReuter - 429 words
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Article, Illustration54 1947-01-14 3 King .Michael, King of Rumania, greeting Service otTicers'whcn he made his first State appearance since the war when he opened Rumania's newly-elected Chamber of Deputies m Bucharest. The Government parties gave him an enthusiastic welcome, but the Opposition deputies. National Peasant and National Liberal, were not present, having deeded to54 words
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230 1947-01-14 3 R RENTE b\ the Master ol the Rolls to a husband ssa almost parsed belief was made m the si \ppeal Mrs. Suzanne Gorden-Finlayson, of Wad's issex. successfully appealed from the dismissal of a petition en the ground of the cruelty of her husband.230 words
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Article40 1947-01-14 3 WILL DRIFT 4,000 MILES ON A RAFT •j rIEYZRDHAL, Norwegian i 4.000 miles tth five other -root raft. the plans was the United States is to tea Pacific Islands peoples from pre:oi!r months. be a redica of the Ir.eas. steered40 words
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Article16 1947-01-14 3 I In Paderb:rn baa had n a ■o weeks for a book from16 words
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Article24 1947-01-14 3 Baron Robert de Rothschild, head of the French branch of the i banking family, has died m Lausanne, Switzerland. He was 66.24 words
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41 1947-01-14 3 THE COMMONS ONLY GREAT-GRANDFATHER Only great-grandfather m the' Hcuse of Commons, Mr G. H. I Walker Labour M.P. fo r Rossfne'al Lanes, saw his great-grand I ?n. Anthony John WiKetts hiistened during a chldren's! i rvice at Kendal. Westmorland Methodic: Church41 words
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Article80 1947-01-14 3 SAID 'NO' TO QUEEN MARY NANNIE B. the midwife who attended the births Ol Prin--1 cess Elizabeth and Princess I Margaret, ha,s died at h~r home m London. Strong and capable s'a r> was "ii i command' when a baby was oci n She even refused to let Queen Maty80 words
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Article29 1947-01-14 3 Empl:yees of lilies Aircraft. Reading, dissatisfied with hou.in:4 progress m the district, propose to erect 70 houses by next autumn and eventually 300 to 400.29 words
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Article16 1947-01-14 3 SIX U.S. LYNCHINGS S.x people, aid Negro s, were lynch d n America m 194 G.16 words
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Article105 1947-01-14 3 SMALL public houses score because the atmosphere is warmer and more informal, and the landlord becomes a personal acquaintance," says Mr. Knight, secretaiy of the Manchester Brewers' Society. So Manchester brewers have sent a memorandum to 29 committees concerned with lic3nsing m their area, recommending105 words
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100 1947-01-14 3 5,000 EXPORT CARS A WEEK SS 1947 AIM JOKE cars for the home market is a possibility for 1947— though demand cannot possibly be satisfied tor two years. Manufacturers hope the oil and steel position will so improve that the "Big Five"—Morr's Standard, Fjrd. Vauxhall and Austin— will be able100 words
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Article121 1947-01-14 3 WHEN the 10,000-ton P. and O. liner Pinjarra was crcs^ng i the Indian Ocean and was 1,000 miles from the nearest pon. j Clive Barrett. 19-year-old cadet 1 from Chelmsford. Essex. COlI lapsed from peritonitis. Dr Martin, the 25-year-old j ship's surgeon, decided on an j immediate121 words
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Article52 1947-01-14 3 Britain's Hobinsor.s and Wilsons have subsciibed nearly 1.2,000 for two hospitil beds to bo dedicated to all the Robinsons ard Wilsons who died m the war The bods will be m the iMarie Curie Hospital .London. N W.^. The hospital was dan»aged seriously m52 words
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Article22 1947-01-14 3 Of 400 Polish troops sent ro Alberta to work on farms 80 were suffering from tuberculosis or venereal disease.22 words
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Article355 1947-01-14 5 Free Press Staff Reporter THE Singapore Colonial Development Welfare Committee is busy drawing up plans for the economic development m Singapore island, and once the new projects are detailed and agreed upon, work will go ahead before the Colony's allocation of the £5,000,000 sterling, allocated to355 words
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Article134 1947-01-14 5 Free Press Stall Reporter AFTER a thorough investigation into the case of six Chinese amahs from whom several thou-! sand dollars have been taken by Chinese confidence trickster, who has left for China, the Singapore j C.I D has decided that under tag laws, it is134 words
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Article215 1947-01-14 5 l-ree Pre>s Staff Reporter tflkilii BIN SAJAN. a 13 -year old Indonesian boy strayed its lhe lines of the 61k Battalitn Mahratta Light In I during heavy hs-hting m Buitenzorg area. Java, a awanths age an«f he decided to join the Battalion. Now I Singapore, stationed215 words
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Article97 1947-01-14 5 j rORMER nurse Pow Miss Jenny Greer, who survived the I Japanese massacre of Australian i Army nurses m Sumatra m 1942. s.-.led on Jan. 11 m the Mareila j to marry Mr Duncan Pamberton. of Sarawak Oilfield. Borneo. Miss Grerr who is theReuter - 97 words
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Article113 1947-01-14 5 GREGG WRITERS ASSOCIATION THE following have been appoaiteu officer; of the Gregg Shorthand Writers' Asso fcitiaa, Singapore: Pre- at. Mr F. E. Perera <re-elerted) I vice-pro id^nt, Mr. Yeo Tiang Chwe? (re-elected' hon. j-ecretary. Mr E. i Albuquerque (reelected); Hon. Trea surer. Mr Tan Teng Ban (re-elected); j eommi.tee members.113 words
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Article55 1947-01-14 5 Mr. c. Lawson-Reece. Conj troller Of the British Far Eastern Broadcasting Service, m Sin?a- pore, will address the Eas'.-West Society or. Jan. 16 at 8 p.m. at the V.M.C.A. m Stamford Road. The subject of his talk will be "The Next Ton Years In Broad- castng." The talk55 words
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Article104 1947-01-14 5 NEWSPAPERS, magazr.es and! periodicals up to a maximum weight of one pound per packet I may now be sent to persons re- i siding m the British zone of; Germany and the British seclorj of Berlin provided that, the publications are prinled In the j104 words
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Article504 1947-01-14 5 Fret* Press Staff Reporter FIGURES ol the number of tuberculosa cases In Singapore for 1946 show that the incidence among children has risen by about four times compared to the 1936 statistics. Although there is a special liability to tuberculosis during the first five years504 words
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Article17 1947-01-14 5 V ICTORY SAYINGS :o Jan. 10 m the ton totalled S33G s n Singapore th< I l17 words
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Article, Illustration24 1947-01-14 5 >u v m m enemy* 13-year-old Indonesian him>elf m the hands friei He has been i mascot' by the Ml Mahratta isjht Eaa r>24 words
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Article23 1947-01-14 5 The Ceylon Buddhist mission which left for China last July has returned to Singapore and will be leaving for Ceylon shortly.23 words
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Article200 1947-01-14 5 Free Press Staff Reporter \|ORE foodstuffs are being placed at the disposal ol the civilians Singapore by the Army. The latest 10. cf surplus foodstuffs consists A 150 tors of tinned salmon v d pilchards, 20:1 ton? ol tinned c.-uheal, 70 tons of groundnuts In200 words
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Article, Illustration35 1947-01-14 5 r.iiiji. U i.t;c \»aruin^s hay: appears*! m S njupore. some are w be found at th traffic island m front of Government House entrance, and along Stamford Road m front of thr V.M.C.A.35 words
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Article276 1947-01-14 5 CARS FOUND Free Press Staff Ff porter /\F the 7,500 peopl? wro their cars m Singapore 1942 less than a third have mi any attempt to trace their vehicles, and ol those who I enlisted the help of Governmi.t and Municipal Departments i Singapore, 102 have already their cars returned276 words
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Advertisement56 1947-01-14 3 Lower Division I Stvpc r linsi age plus Coet of itions— Born and educated m Minimum Education StanHI Examination Certificate. Oxford or Cambridge j ore- 6 and under 25 Free and i granted ory service. I d candidates must Dart of n forms may •r-m -Charge. v Chief Accounlhn| K-iala56 words
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Advertisement279 1947-01-14 3 ENTHUSIASTIC CROWDS CRASHED TO SEE LAST NIGHT'S BIGGEST ENTERTAINMENT hiT! TO-DAY /'g^gT|^i c i^ 1 5i >,s II am -2 pm-4 15 n m. I .A M 1 J ES^i 1 p m Vwrlf lIU t/ (l el. 5~sl) Loaded with Gun-Blazing THRILLS, ras22*S^BJ^*Hß*^B~Blß^Bl*B^B^Ufl^*o Preceded by "ATOMIC POWER" NEXT" CHANGE279 words
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Page 3 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous20 1947-01-14 3 TARZAN Chcdwick finds Tikar By Edgar Rice Burroughs -^T"**^^BBgj duu imv* n«w toe -::?9-j "^w Jg j 1 r\ -^—^120 words
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Advertisement87 1947-01-14 5 SCREENS SUPER-SHOCKER (I()SKS JO-DAY! iIL A l^ lhe Best Sound m Town! TEL. 4Q4-2. QIR-CCnpiTlOnED All To-gether! Horror Monsters! MORE TERRIFYING THAN EVER BEFORE! IMVERSALS "HOUSE OF DRACULA" vudi LOM CHANEY--MARTHA O DRISCOIX John Carradine Lionel At will Preceded by Pa the Gat«tte OPENING TO-MORROW a n^*r a iSasw f87 words
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Miscellaneous87 1947-01-14 5 USE OF CRACKERS RESTRICTED THE letting off of fire crackers during the Chinese New Year is restricted to the following periods. 11 30 p.m. on Jan 21 to 130 am on Jan. 22. 5 a.m. to 7 a.m. on Jan. 22. 1 1 30 p.m. on Jan 29 to 1-3087 words
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SPORTS PAGE
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Article430 1947-01-14 7 Australian Is Disqualified SYDNEY, Monday. rIE British lightweight champion, Ronnie James, won his first Australian fight tonight when his Australian opponent, Tommy Burns, was disqualified for hitting the Welshman when he was off his feet. The end of the scheduled 12 three-minute round non-title bout at430 words
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Article44 1947-01-14 7 SUSSEX. BNCnJUVD, Monday Leonard Crawley, of Cambridge. vlr- assured himself a place m England's Walker Cup team for the fourth time m his career by wincing th? historic Presidents Putter m the post-war tournament of the Oxand Cfembrfdga G Wag Society UPUP - 44 words
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Article57 1947-01-14 7 following *ill represent t he S nr^Dore All Blues rwgtW match arainst Hkiatd R VF at JaUn lisasiiosf; sw€€ Lan Larry Nl ew Choh. KulXhdnl Rahman; iuni William runs; new Bee*!. Eksan. Abd B i. Ross. P. Kaja- a ni K^ Balhy Man (.uan57 words
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37 1947-01-14 7 STRONG HOCKEY TEAMS MEET TOMORROW I expected ?mjrrow arj o hading :at ion C Be, will ur who ,ore o lan re expected ?m--had two reiki well. Barth, PFather, O D. Ross. J h and G "sen-37 words
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Article50 1947-01-14 7 S.C.C. v. ARMY ON SATURDAY ail] the Army •..>.>-, the rr o Taylor. D eve R F DrocgFraflM J. B DC Kerr X N H rJB F Huty J Aurerj F L. R A F. Tengah on D ReUG Tay- D G. Kerr. B T D A n r M50 words
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Article81 1947-01-14 7 MELBOURNE. Mon. THE Australian Lawn Tennis Association decided today that Australia will challenge for Uie 1947 Davis Cup m the North American Zone. It also decided to send to team ot four men and two women to Souu> Africa and n team of four men toReuter - 81 words
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Article363 1947-01-14 7 Sydney newsman attacks MCC hrom Bill Howes lIOBART. Monday. "PEVERAL members of the M.C.C. team do not give the O impression that cricket is their main consideration. England's failure to put up a fight is due to bad luck, plus the exceptionally good time the players are having socially. Flayers363 words
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Article147 1947-01-14 7 Tiie following will represent the J.C.S.A. m a friendly game of soccer with the RE. ME. <B Coy) on Thursday, at the McNalr Rd ground: Teck Phuan. Hendroff. Kvxss. Aloysius. Sabapathy. Appavoo. Pillai. Bakar. Kam^ani Lim Swang. Ortega. X Bala. Sui Hen*. Rodri^ues In a frier.dlv soccer match147 words
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Article31 1947-01-14 7 Li a. Ihird dhi Lor (north n) FA. •:p fij 1 ire play* I j*c~t ••day. i-oii- rha I rated beat Halifax Town six-one. reoorta Rcuter from London.31 words
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Article, Illustration47 1947-01-14 7 Above, Barnes BBsuvcessfalo appeals for a catch at silly leg off Edr'ch m the third Test at Melbourne. Fdrich was then 14. He went on to fcore 89. Below, Wright, lhe bowler, and Evans appeal for lbw against Don B^adman The appeal was refused.47 words
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Article95 1947-01-14 7 LONDON. Mon DRAW for the. lourth round of the FA. Cup to be played on Saturday Jan 25: Wolverhamp'on Sheffield Chester v Tottenham or Stoke. Birmingham Portsmouth. Chelsea Arsenal v Derby County; Manclv Dnlted v Notts Forest: Queens Pa^k K. or Middlesborougl. v Chesterfield. NReuter - 95 words
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Article82 1947-01-14 7 Jim Corbett. or the K.A.b.c. Rated Bosca Boa. of Kuala Lumpur, m i a 15-round cruiser-weight lotting l bout at the Great World Arena op j Saturday night. Bosca Boa led with. Lan carlv pin fall In the first round. jCorb?tt equalised m the third, scored 'the winning fall82 words
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Article369 1947-01-14 7 From Vernon Morgan LONDON. Monthly. QEVERAL owners ha\e obviously decided that their horse* are either too young or inexperienced to run m tMg year's Grand National and they have entered them ior the Cheltenham Gold Cup instead. As a result of this anil due doubtlessReuter - 369 words
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193 1947-01-14 7 M.C.C. 'FORGOTTEN LEGION' IN FORM From Bill Bowes HOBART, Monday. 'THE M.C.C. fixture with the combined eleven m Tasmania ended m the inevitable draw. All the England batsmen, with the exception of (iibb, had some useful batting practice, Compton getting his first century since Melbourne over two months ago. In193 words
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Article186 1947-01-14 7 KfCC— IST INNS 2.8 COMBINED XI— IST INNS. 374 MCC— 2ND INNS. Gibb c Gardiner b Morfett 11 Fishlock c St b Johnson 4.. Hardstmff r Max Thomas b Johnson SO iCompton r Barnes b Layer 124 j Hun c Clark b Miller 5S Fdrich st Gardiner b Layer186 words
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282 1947-01-14 7 THE strong si M I Coy nad to liaht hard to beat 6. Base Unit (R A F Post) two(ne when the t-ams met en I Police ground on Sunday Prom the start it was ev;c that the M T Coy were282 words
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